Collaboration Among HIV/AIDS Non-Governmental Organizations in South Africa Público
Gittelson, Rebecca Leah (2011)
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Abstract
Abstract
Collaboration Among HIV/AIDS Non-Governmental Organizations in
South Africa
By Rebecca Gittelson
This research takes a qualitative approach to exploring the factors
that impact collaboration
among non-govermnental organizations (NGOs). This study applies
resource dependence theory,
political theory, and institutional theory to the examination of
inter-organizational interactions
among HIV/AIDS NGOs in South Africa. Eighteen NGO representatives
and five experts on
civil society and HIV/AIDS are included in the sample. The findings
demonstrate that NGOs
collaborate in response to two simultaneous factors: pressure from
funders to collaborate, and a
need to fill a gap in service or advocacy provision within a
competitive funding environment.
The policy environment was found to not have a direct impact on the
level of collaboration
among NGOs. Findings also show that fragmentation among funding
organizations leads to a
lack of collaboration among NGOs and subsequent service
duplication. Based on these results, a
series of policy reccomendations intended to increase collaboration
among NGOs is provided for
use by funding organizations and NGOs.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………….......…1
CHAPTER ONE: SOUTH AFRICAN
CONTEXT………………………………………………3
CHAPTER TWO: THEORIES, HYPOTHESES, AND
VARIABLES…………………...…….10
CHAPTER THREE: DEFINITIONS AND
CONCEPTS………………………………….……19
CHAPTER FOUR:
RESULTS…………………………………………………………………..26
CHAPTER FIVE: POLICY
IMPLICATIONS…………………………………………………..41
CHAPTER SIX: CONCLUDING
COMMENTS……………………………………………….47
TABLES
Table 1: NGOs interviewed by number and
type………………………………………………26
Table 2: NGOs by location and level of
collaboration………………………………………….38
Table 3: NGOs by size and level of
collaboration………………………………………………39
Table 4: NGOs by year founded and level of
collaboration…………………………………….40
FIGURES
Figure 1a: Resource Dependence Theory-Competitive Resource
Environment Hypothesis…12
Figure 1b: Resource Dependence Theory-Service Provision
Hypothesis……………………..12
Figure 2: Political
Hypothesis……………………………………………………………………14
Figure 3a: Institutional Theory-Mandate
Hypothesis………………………………………….15
Figure 3b: Insitutional Theory-Isomorphism
Hypothesis……………………………………...16
Figure 4: Levels of
Collaboration………………………………………………………………..21
Figure 5: Operational Collaboration
Spectrum…………………………………………………..21
Figure 6: Combined effects of resource dependence theory
(hypothesis 1b) and institutional
theory (hypothesis 3a) on NGO
collaboration…………………………………………………27
Figure 7: Isomorphic impact of funding field on HIV/AIDS NGO
field………………………27
Figure 8: Policy
Recommendations……………………………………………………………41
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